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CDUS43 KDMX 180634  
CLIAMW  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
1234 AM CST WED FEB 18 2026  
   
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..THE AMES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 17 2026  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 9999 TO 9999  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 64 316 PM 34 30 2  
MINIMUM 32 102 AM 16 16 -6  
AVERAGE 48 25 23 -2  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY T 0.03 -0.03  
MONTH TO DATE T 0.43 -0.43  
SINCE JAN 1 1.56 1.04 0.52  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 17 40 -23 67  
MONTH TO DATE 504 722 -218 786  
SINCE DEC 1 3175 3357 -182 3258  
SINCE JUL 1 4268 4786 -518 4260  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE DEC 1 0 0 0 0  
SINCE JAN 1 0 0 0 0    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 32 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (150)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 43 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (160)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.2  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 96 200 AM  
LOWEST 48 300 PM  
AVERAGE 72  
   
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THE AMES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 34 MM MM  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 16 MM MM  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
FEBRUARY 18 2026......SUNRISE 706 AM CST SUNSET 551 PM CST  
FEBRUARY 19 2026......SUNRISE 705 AM CST SUNSET 553 PM CST  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 
 
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